Post by kay80 on Mar 21, 2006 20:54:43 GMT -5
Julian's Charming Character!
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Australian hottie JULIAN McMAHON went from detective to demon when he moved from the award-winning NBC series "Profiler" to AARON SPELLING's magical "Charmed," which airs Thursdays on The WB at 9 p.m.
Julian's character, Cole Turner, has won Phoebe's (ALYSSA MILANO's) heart and now, he's winning over ET as well as he gives us the latest on the show and his character's darling and demonic ways!
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT: Did you know when you first signed on that Cole would turn into [the demon] Balthazar?
JULIAN McMAHON: Yes, I did. I was definitely playing toward what I knew was going to happen. This was a story line that had been planned for quite a while, so I was very intimately detailed on what was coming up.
ET: Was it easy for you to get into being a demon?
JULIAN: Well, I had to think of it from a bit of a different perspective. I had to think of the technical aspects of my performance -- working on the green screen -- in addition to the [regular] performances. So, I didn't think of it in that kind of facet.
ET: Now that Cole is human, how is he going to deal with his loss of power? Phoebe is still a witch, and the husbands of witches have not survived in the Halliwell family.
JULIAN: The fun part of it is that it is a struggle for him. To be honest, it's not about the history; it's more about the struggle of becoming a human being. I really didn't dive into the history -- well, maybe I did, to a certain extent. There are a couple of times where Cole says, "Well, what is the point of being with a guy who is so boring and so human?" So he is kind of struggling with that lack of ability.
ET: Now that Cole's a good guy, Piper and Paige's objections to him should go away.
JULIAN: Well they should, I don't know if they have. I think they just like to object to me, anyway. So the conflict remains and the episodes are really quite exciting. There are a few where we get possessed that are pretty funny. But there is definitely that question of what do you do when you have lost all of your natural ability? So, Cole has got to deal with all of this stuff, and it's such an insecure place to come from.
ET: In the beginning of the show -- the first season and a half or so -- they seemed to cast a lot of attractive men who then left. They didn't seem to find anyone that clicked until you came on. Do you think that it was the writers having a problem, or was it that in you they found the right actor?
JULIAN: I really don't know the answer to that. I think that it is difficult to be on a show with three lead girls and bring in a male character that is going to be very strong. I think that a lot of time you have to be careful and not write yourself into a corner and this is something that BRAD KERN [executive producer] and I discussed when we were initially thinking about my playing the role. It's hard enough to be the "yes guy." So, I think that we have really fought for the strength of the character.
ET: Is there anything coming up that you can talk about?
JULIAN: Well, let's just say that Cole doesn't stay good for long. I don't know if he becomes demonic again, but he can be a bad, bad boy.
ET: Your publicist has called you the Australian JFK, JR. I assume that is because your father, Sir WILLIAM McMAHON, was the Prime Minister of Australia?
JULIAN: She did not!
ET: She did. And JFK Jr. was named the sexiest man by People magazine. Have you received the same honor in Australia?
JULIAN: I have.
ET: And how do you deal with that kind of fame?
JULIAN: I think you go into this business knowing that is something that you are going to have to deal with. I have been in the public eye for most of my life, and I have had to become comfortable with it. Obviously, I have not shied away from it. Otherwise, I would have not gotten into this business. I think that it is knowing where your boundaries lie and your reality is. And understanding that while they may call you a sexy guy or whatever, I hope that it is a compliment to my work. At the end of the day, what is really important shouldn't be some people writing that you are sexy.
ET: What is important to you?
JULIAN: My baby , my family, my relationships with the people I care for.
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Australian hottie JULIAN McMAHON went from detective to demon when he moved from the award-winning NBC series "Profiler" to AARON SPELLING's magical "Charmed," which airs Thursdays on The WB at 9 p.m.
Julian's character, Cole Turner, has won Phoebe's (ALYSSA MILANO's) heart and now, he's winning over ET as well as he gives us the latest on the show and his character's darling and demonic ways!
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT: Did you know when you first signed on that Cole would turn into [the demon] Balthazar?
JULIAN McMAHON: Yes, I did. I was definitely playing toward what I knew was going to happen. This was a story line that had been planned for quite a while, so I was very intimately detailed on what was coming up.
ET: Was it easy for you to get into being a demon?
JULIAN: Well, I had to think of it from a bit of a different perspective. I had to think of the technical aspects of my performance -- working on the green screen -- in addition to the [regular] performances. So, I didn't think of it in that kind of facet.
ET: Now that Cole is human, how is he going to deal with his loss of power? Phoebe is still a witch, and the husbands of witches have not survived in the Halliwell family.
JULIAN: The fun part of it is that it is a struggle for him. To be honest, it's not about the history; it's more about the struggle of becoming a human being. I really didn't dive into the history -- well, maybe I did, to a certain extent. There are a couple of times where Cole says, "Well, what is the point of being with a guy who is so boring and so human?" So he is kind of struggling with that lack of ability.
ET: Now that Cole's a good guy, Piper and Paige's objections to him should go away.
JULIAN: Well they should, I don't know if they have. I think they just like to object to me, anyway. So the conflict remains and the episodes are really quite exciting. There are a few where we get possessed that are pretty funny. But there is definitely that question of what do you do when you have lost all of your natural ability? So, Cole has got to deal with all of this stuff, and it's such an insecure place to come from.
ET: In the beginning of the show -- the first season and a half or so -- they seemed to cast a lot of attractive men who then left. They didn't seem to find anyone that clicked until you came on. Do you think that it was the writers having a problem, or was it that in you they found the right actor?
JULIAN: I really don't know the answer to that. I think that it is difficult to be on a show with three lead girls and bring in a male character that is going to be very strong. I think that a lot of time you have to be careful and not write yourself into a corner and this is something that BRAD KERN [executive producer] and I discussed when we were initially thinking about my playing the role. It's hard enough to be the "yes guy." So, I think that we have really fought for the strength of the character.
ET: Is there anything coming up that you can talk about?
JULIAN: Well, let's just say that Cole doesn't stay good for long. I don't know if he becomes demonic again, but he can be a bad, bad boy.
ET: Your publicist has called you the Australian JFK, JR. I assume that is because your father, Sir WILLIAM McMAHON, was the Prime Minister of Australia?
JULIAN: She did not!
ET: She did. And JFK Jr. was named the sexiest man by People magazine. Have you received the same honor in Australia?
JULIAN: I have.
ET: And how do you deal with that kind of fame?
JULIAN: I think you go into this business knowing that is something that you are going to have to deal with. I have been in the public eye for most of my life, and I have had to become comfortable with it. Obviously, I have not shied away from it. Otherwise, I would have not gotten into this business. I think that it is knowing where your boundaries lie and your reality is. And understanding that while they may call you a sexy guy or whatever, I hope that it is a compliment to my work. At the end of the day, what is really important shouldn't be some people writing that you are sexy.
ET: What is important to you?
JULIAN: My baby , my family, my relationships with the people I care for.
